Secondary property ownership in Europe: contributing to asset-based welfare strategies and the ‘really big trade-off’

Figures & data

Figure 1. Secondary property ownership (SPO) rates in 20 European (EU) countries.

Figure 2. Secondary property wealth.

Figure 3. Secondary property ownership and landlordism.

Figure 4. Secondary property ownership rate and homeownership rates (as percentage of the total population) in 20 European (EU) countries.

Figure 5. Size of the rental sector versus landlordism among secondary property owners in 20 European (EU) countries.

Table 1. Secondary property ownership and landlordism among salaries workers and self-employed in 20 European (EU) countries.

	Secondary property ownership (% of population)		Landlordism (% of secondary property owners)
	Salaried workers	Self-employed	Salaried workers	Self-employed
BE	12%	26%	39%	52%
DE	13%	30%	60%	73%
FR	15%	32%	37%	55%
IE	11%	20%	66%	65%
LU	19%	44%	45%	44%
CY	22%	34%	38%	35%
EE	25%	32%	8%	X
ES	23%	37%	19%	24%
FI	18%	41%	27%	37%
GR	12%	13%	26%	33%
HU	14%	23%	13%	21%
IT	12%	22%	25%	29%
SI	14%	18%	14%	X
LV	21%	38%	9%	X
MT	18%	25%	13%	X
PT	14%	28%	26%	30%

Note: Results based on low cell fill (below 60) are censored. Source: HFCS (2015), own calculations.

Figure 6. Landlordism versus pension replacement rates in selected countries.

Figure 7. Rental incomes of landlords as percentage of their gross income in selected countries.